While many people were out shopping on Black Friday, I thought it would be a good time to take in some APBA. My family was in Chicago for Thanksgiving and since I had an upcoming series with new Illowa APBA League manager Scott Fennessy, I thought it would be fun…
Take a look at the above photo of Saturday’s action of the Chicagoland tournament and ponder this: Just three and a half years ago, Chicagoland tournament participants could have fit around just one of those tables. Yes, the first Chicagoland tournament in the Summer of 2013 boasted a total of…
Last Saturday, 32 APBA fans gathered at the Comfort Inn-O’Hare in the Chicago area for the Fall 2016 Chicagoland APBA Tournament. Billed as a “sub-.500” tourney, all teams entered had a losing record in real life. Out of those 32 participants and eight finalists, it was Vince Bianco and his…
This week, in honor of my Chicago Cubs finally winning the World Series, you are going to see articles featuring the 2016 Chicago Cubs using Steve’s APBA Card Computer*. For Weird Card Wednesday this week, I was in a bit of a fix. Since the cards I was using…
This week, in honor of my Chicago Cubs finally winning the World Series, you are going to see articles featuring the 2016 Chicago Cubs using Steve’s APBA Card Computer*. I almost feel guilty featuring Miguel Montero in my Terrible Card column after what he did against Los Angeles. In fact,…
“What is this, some kind of sorcery?” That’s what 1966 Chicago Cubs captain Ron Santo had to say when I told him that his team was going to play in the Fall 2016 Chicagoland APBA Tournament. That they were going to go and play teams from other years. “But we…
This week, in honor of my Chicago Cubs finally winning the World Series, you are going to see articles featuring the 2016 Chicago Cubs using Steve’s APBA Card Computer*. Kris Bryant followed up his 2015 Rookie of the Year season with an even better year in 2016 in so many…
In one week, the 2016 Chicagoland APBA Tournament will take place. Under the new guidance of organizer Rob Spatz, the tourney is going strong. They have a full docket with a whopping total of 32 participants. All 32 APBA fans will gather on Saturday November 12th at the Comfort Inn-…
When a player has a 25-7, that’s pretty nice. When that player is a Shortstop-10, that magnifies his value so much more. Pastor Rich Zawadzki knows this and sent this John Henry “Pop” Lloyd card for Monster Monday. As some of you know, stats for the Negro Leagues are quite…
This week, the APBA Game Company has released the list of players who will receive cards in the upcoming 2016 Baseball card set. Check out the list. Those players who are bolded are considered “XB” by the Company. While there are no discernable differences in the actual cards, the Company…